ANGELINA is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and is known from a demo tape that he recorded in early 1993 (see section below for more details). Three takes of ANGELINA are available on that tape, the first clocking at 1:19, the second at 2:02, and the third at 2:16. The recorder is stopped and re-started once during the third take. All three takes utilize the same lyrics but the first two utilize different music than the third. The lyrics of ANGELINA include the first three lines of Springsteen's 1995 recorded song BACK IN YOUR ARMS, although there are no other similarities with that song. Brucebase describes this song as "a standout composition in the making".
Not to be confused with ANGELINA, a rumoured song from the Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. period (April 1972 to February 1973).
During an extended break in the World Tour 1992-1993 (Jan-Mar 1993), Springsteen recorded a collection of acoustic guitar demos at his home in Beverly Hills, CA. A private tape of 14 songs from these sessions (or possibly one session) exists, but is not circulating among collectors:
A comment heard on that tape regarding a well-documented news event indicates that most -- or very likely all -- of this audio was recorded on 25 Feb 1993. These recordings are similar in sound quality and recording style to Springsteen's 1979 and 1981 home demos cassette recordings. They are not professional studio recordings. Springsteen utilizes a cassette recorder that he manually stops and starts as needed.
None of these recordings exhibit a finished songwriting product. These are unfinished compositions, both musically and lyrically, and are in varying stages of completeness. However most of these songs show enough musical and lyrical development that it's probable that Springsteen finished them sometime during the 1993-1995 period and they exist as fully realized demo or studio recordings in his archive vault.
The above info about the 1993 home demo tape is taken from Brucebase.
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ANGELINA (1993)